Site Visits

Take part in our site visits to explore cutting-edge solutions in sustainable housing, directly from manufacturers and industry leaders.

MPA visit to H+H Celcon and Plasmor – Aircrete and Concrete Block Manufacturers.

Date:  (Thursday) 11 September 2025

Time: 10:30am-2:30pm (including lunch)

Starting Location:  H+H Celcon Ltd, Heck and Pollington Ln, Goole DN14 0BA

Finishing Location:  Plasmor, Green La, Goole DN14 0BZ

PPE requirement:  Hard hat, protective glasses, steel toe capped boots/shoes and light gauge gloves.

Max capacity: 40

Plasmor

A welcome visit to a dual aggregate concrete block and paving plant. The plant was fully commissioned in 2021 just after Covid on the site of the head office where the company was founded. It is very efficient low energy plant producing some of the more traditional products we are familiar with, the plant is designed for the future to allow manufacturing of MMC masonry products and specialist finishes in the decorative paving market. The visit will walk around the plant floor, curing systems and the control room to see where it all happens!

H+H Celcon

H+H UK is the UK’s largest manufacturer of aircrete building products, including the market-leading range of Celcon Blocks. The company has been operating in the UK for over 75 years and runs three factories, one at Borough Green, Kent (also the site of the Head Office) and two plants at Pollington, East Yorkshire.

The factory in Pollington first opened its doors in 1978, in response to increased interest in aircrete. Manufactured from recycled Pulverised Fuel Ash (PFA), aircrete is one of the most sustainable building products available, and furthermore, 99% of the raw materials that go into H+H aircrete are sourced in the UK. A second plant (P2) was opened on the same site in 2003, with the aim of bringing a greater degree of automation into the manufacturing process resulting in the higher quality aircrete blocks that are used in our Cat 6 MMC Thin-Joint System.

The tour will take you through both plants, enabling you to witness aircrete production from raw materials handling to autoclaving and packaging

Sustainable Housing in England - Lessons form Scotland - Future Homes Hub Members (Homebuilders)

1 Cohort: 21-22nd October 2025.

Come along for a practical learning opportunity for regional developers to explore how the housing sector delivers sustainable houses in Scotland. This is a rare chance to see the timber supply chain, MMC and net zero carbon homes built in volume where you can learn, question, and decide what is right for your business.

Who Can Register?: Future Homes Hub, New Home Developer Members Only

Date: 21st to 22nd October, but free accommodation is available for the night of the 20th October at Marriott Courtyard Hotel, Inverness Airport

Time: Tour starts 8am 21st October, finishing 3pm 22nd October.

Starting Location: 8am Marriott Courtyard Hotel, Inverness Airport, IV2 7BL 

Finishing Location: 3pm Aberdeen Airport (taxi option to Train Station)

PPE requirement: Bring your own safety boots, everything else will be supplied.

Cost: FREE for all accommodation and meals in Scotland (including the night of 21st at the Torna Coille Hotel, Banchory, Aberdeenshire) and travel from Inverness to Aberdeen.

Max capacity: Places are limited - please submit your interest!

2nd Cohort: 3-4th February 2026

Communal Water Reuse at Cambridge University's Knight's Park - 2 October 2025

Description:

Visit one of the UK’s largest water re-use residential schemes, developed by Hill in partnership with the University of Cambridge. Hear directly from the people who commissioned, designed, and built it; discover their motivations, the challenges they faced, and the key lessons learned.

A development-wide rainwater harvesting and sustainable urban drainage system, one of the largest systems in the UK, recycles rainwater through a combination of drainage features including green corridors, permeable paving and swales. After passing through reed beds and being filtered, the water is then treated. This rainwater harvesting and sustainable drainage system represents a potential breakthrough in water recycling.